Opteron X2 170 vs Xeon Gold 6146

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	471	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.97	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Denmark (2005−2006)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	2 August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	$475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2 GHz
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	199 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	no data	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	939
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR1
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Opteron X2 170.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	2 August 2005
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	110 Watt

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